The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Exelus Inc., a minority-owned, for-profit business located in Fairfield, NJ. The grant, titled "LOW-COST ROUTE TO GLYCOLS FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS," supports fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy and economic priorities through transformative discoveries. The award has a project period from July 22, 2024 to April...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded KSE Inc. a $250,000 Project Grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to evaluate technologies for the pre-treatment and enzymatic breakdown of lignocellulosic feedstocks for the manufacture of 2,5 furandicarboxylic acid. The Office of Science aims to advance scientific understanding and energy technologies through its broad and balanced portfolio, and this award will support KSE Inc.'s work developing...
The $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science, under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), funded waste biomass valorization through strategic partnerships by 525 Solutions, Inc. in Tuscaloosa, AL from June 2021 through March 2022. The Office of Science aims to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. This award supported 525 Solutions' work valorizing waste...
The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded Innosense Corporation a $1.92 million project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to support the development of efficient and cost-effective enzymatic conversion of lignocellulose feedstock to useful bioproducts. The three-year award, issued on February 22, 2021 with a completion date of April 3, 2024, will fund Innosense's work breaking down lignocellulose into bioproducts using novel enzyme...
Southeastern Biochemicals, Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 21, 2023 to develop yeast strains for the production of oleochemicals. The grant is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Under the award, Southeastern Biochemicals will develop new yeast...
Material Answers, LLC received a $200,000 project grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop green polybenzoxazine/natural fiber composites for transportation applications. The award period runs from June 27, 2022 through March 26, 2023. The project aims to produce composite materials using polybenzoxazine resin reinforced with natural fibers as a more sustainable alternative to traditional...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $184,180 Project Grant to Atlantic Biomass, LLC to support the low-cost production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from perennial feedstocks using simultaneous ball milling and enzyme hydrolysis. This grant, provided under the CFDA 81.049 Office of Science Financial Assistance Program, aims to advance U.S. energy and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries. The project will take place in...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,389 project grant to Wenew Carbology LLC under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to fund the adaptation of combine and blower equipment for biomass preprocessing. The project, which runs from July 2024 to April 2025, aims to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through transformative scientific discoveries in areas such as materials research and emerging technologies. The...
The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $2,750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Zymochem Inc. on May 1, 2024 under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The award supports Zymochem's ongoing efforts to develop and scale an integrated process for biopolymer production using lignocellulosic feedstocks. Specifically, the project aims to advance sustainable biotechnology solutions for industrial materials production by...
The U.S. Department of Energy, through its Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to Forest Concepts LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Auburn, Washington. The grant, awarded on July 22, 2024, supports the company's research to develop particle-level densification techniques for bulk biomass materials as alternatives to pelletized fuels and feedstocks. The project aims to transform biomass materials into more efficient and...